Middle East Mess
U.S. Warming to Russian/Iranian Proposals on Syria?

Wilsonians in the White House get sidelined, as the Obama Administration gets determined to limit America’s exposure in the Middle East.

2016
The Nihilistic Populism of Donald Trump

Donald Trump’s brand of populism is about appealing to the social and personal aspirations of ordinary people. Trump is living large, which is how many Americans would like to live.

China's Christians
China Steps Up the War on the Cross

In Zhejiang, Chinese government officials are pulling down crosses as Christians protest. Things look bad for China’s religious minorities.

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Thinking Strategically
A Deal Iran’s Hardliners Can Love

It certainly contains some attractive features from an Iranian perspective.

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USSCAS Testimony
The Strategic Impact of the Iran Deal

The following is written testimony delivered to the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services on August 5, 2015. Click here to watch the hearing live.

The New Economy
Manufacturing Picks Up Steam

If you are smart, quick, tough and determined enough, this is still a land of opportunity.

Election Season
The Left Rises in the Anglosphere

Canada’s ruling Conservative party is trying to retain power over its rising opposition by enacting the country’s longest election cycle since Queen Victoria.

Failed Project
Ukraine’s Summer of Discontent

Polls in Ukraine show very low support for the country’s leaders. But more troubling than that, the guys with the guns are getting unhappy.

21st Century Households
Why Millennials Are Still Living with Their Parents

Some cultural explanations for young peoples’ reluctance to leave the nest.

Blue Model Blues
Here Comes Puerto Rico’s Default

The blue model meltdown is bigger and in its way more toxic than anything that happened at Chernobyl. Reporters and voters should be asking candidates what they plan to do about it.

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